Katho Upanishad: We see not the Self
The self-existent Lord pierced the senses to turn outward. Thus we look to the world outside and see not the Self within us. Katho Upanishad
In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad: Meditations on Rumi / Raj Ayyar
Well worth a repost: a wisdom nugget from that maestro of Sufi Islam, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi: ‘In Baghdad, dreaming of Cairo’: a Rumi parable. A man who had no money, who had inherited everything...
Madness as a Construct / Raj Ayyar
So often, esp. in South Asia and elsewhere, madness is seen as a stigma, a permanent condition of an unfortunate few that are not ‘normal’. ‘Madness’ as a construct, rather than a hushed-up essential...
Ashtavakra: He is Serene
It is all the same to him. Man or woman, Good fortune or bad, Happiness or sorrow. It makes no difference. He is serene. – Ashtavakra Gita 17:15
OneVorld Vocabulary VorkOut / One
Some rarely used English terms 1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella. 2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor. 3. The plastic or metallic coating at the...
Croatia’s National Park / Kavita Kumble
A deeply engrossing blog on Plitvice Lakes, by an irrepressible and ardent adventurer. https://www.kavity.in/2019/04/plitvice-lakes-croatias-most-fantastical-national-park/
Yogananda: Body is frozen thought…
Thought is the brain of the cells and units of Life Force present in every particle of bodily tissue. Hence, a disease thought upsets the entire government of the Life Force in the cells,...
Quran: A Wise Man…
A wise man works modestly toward the hereafter while a foolish man follows his low desires yet expects blessings from Allah. – Hadith The Prophet Muhammad
About Mahashivarathri: Fritzof Kapra
Today is Mahashivarathri, which is celebrated all over India and in many parts of the world. On this occasion it is interesting to meditate on Lord Shiva in the author of the bestselling book...